Here are some of the main stories we are looking at in Herefordshire and Worcestershire:

- A patients watchdog is calling for an investigation into how two people died after waiting for treatment in hospital corridors in Worcester

- Campaign group to save services at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch is wound up

- Details emerge of a pantomime staged by WW1 munitions workers in Hereford 100 years ago

Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter

A chilly start, followed by a cloudy but dry morning. Highs of 7C (45F).

You can read a full forecast on the the BBC Weather page.    

Jerry Chester
BBC News Online

Welcome to the Local Live service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire on Friday morning. 

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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 tomorrow, but keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.

The trust running the Worcestershire Royal Hospital has confirmed that the A&E department there has "experienced an extremely busy Christmas and new year period and these pressure are continuing".

The pressures means that patients are waiting for "longer than we would aim for", the trust says, but it stressed people will be "seen and treated in order of clinical priority", with a focus on providing "safe emergency care".

The trust said it could not comment on reports that two patients have died after waiting on hospital corridors.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

West Mercia Police have told BBC Hereford & Worcester they are going to interview a man "voluntarily under caution" over footage appearing to show an attack on an anti-hunt protestor. 

They also say they have "not received any reports from a complainant" at this time. 

The altercation is alleged to have happened during the Castlemorton meet in Worcestershire last week. 

Bristol Hunt Saboteurs say the alleged attack happened after hounds from the hunt had chased a fox into a badger sett - they claim they intervened to save the fox and were attacked. 

Ledbury Hunt says it is carrying out an internal investigation into what happened, but say the person who allegedly hit the protester is not connected with the hunt or employed by them.

Shefali Oza
BBC Midlands Today

It will turn frosty this evening under clear skies, but cloud will gradually thicken in the west lifting temperatures later. A few fog patches may form in the south of the region. Lows of -1C ( 30F).

The new pool, at the Perdiswell Leisure Centre, will open on Saturday.

BBC Hereford and Worcester

Here are some of the stories we are looking at this afternoon.

- Two patients die at a hospital after waiting for treatment in corridors

- Gritters out again as temperatures stay low overnight

- Worcester Wolves must learn to close a game out, says coach

Some details on how much grit the council has in its depots, and how much has been spread so far.

You can find out which routes have been gritted using the online maps of the Herefordshire Council, external and Worcestershire County Council, external websites.  

Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands Today

Two patients have died after waiting for treatment in corridors at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital and a third was found hanged on a ward.

There has been mounting pressure on the A&E department over the last week - yesterday afternoon there were 30 people on the corridor, but that has improved slightly today, with 23 people on the corridor. 

Image source, PA

One patient died from a cardiac arrest after 35 hours waiting in a corridor at the hospital. One patient who had an aneurysm was taken into the resuscitation area but died. The last patient is thought to have hanged themselves on a ward. There's nothing to connect these deaths with winter pressures.

The trust running the hospital says it can't say anything about the deaths at this stage due to patient confidentiality. It has apologised for the long waits and says it is doing its best to treat the most serious cases first.

The hospital is asking people to use minor injury units if they can.

Worcester News

Health bosses are reminding people in Worcester it is not too late for them to get their flu jab, external if they belong to an "at risk" group.  

A 16-year-old from Hereford has been chosen to be the face of the2017 European Taekwon-Do (EITF) Championships, set to take place in Liverpool in April.

James Moran (pictured kicking)becameBritish champion in the 2014 and 2015 championships.

Image source, ITF England

James has been chosen to feature in all the promotional shoots for the event.     

There'll be delays around Chapel Street in Evesham while the work is done.

You can find out which routes have been gritted using the online maps of the Herefordshire Council, external and Worcestershire County Council, external websites.

More than 200 emergency services workers will take part in a test exercise at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon on Sunday.

Officers from Warwickshire and West Mercia Police will join the ambulance and fire services to test the response of staff to a firearms incident in a busy place.

Image source, Peter Cook @RSC

James Price, Hazardous Area Response Team manager for West Midlands Ambulance Service, says "Exercise Titus", which has been three months in the planning, is "not based on any threat or intelligence."

The exercise, he says, will be self-contained within the grounds of the RSC, and disruption will be kept to a minimum.

Michael Perkins
BBC Hereford & Worcester

Here are some of the stories we are looking at this afternoon:

- Three teenagers have been arrested and bailed after three people were assaulted outside Shrub Hill station in Worcester

- Alliance formed to make Worcester a "dementia friendly" city

- Gritters out this afternoon as temperatures remain low

Here's a nice animation from the Met Office showing how winds are being drawn down from the Arctic - where it's even colder.

BBC Weather Watchers

More BBC Weather Watchers have been out on a chilly morning to take photos.

The sheep were snapped by Morning Amble in Ashton-under-Hill, and the sun rising behind trees in Bromyard comes from Postman Les.

Image source, Morning Amble

Image source, Postman Les